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Member: sharonlflynn

CollectionsYour library (499), Currently reading (1), To read (1), Read but unowned (4), Favorites (5), All collections (503)

Reviews38 reviews

Tagsnovel (223), fiction (180), non-fiction (96), food (74), cookbook (70), science fiction (61), needs cover (48), fantasy (45), unread (44), reference (40) — see all tags

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Groups40-Something Library Thingers, Children's Fiction, Facebook Users, Irish Librarythingers

Favorite authorsMargaret Atwood, Iain M. Banks, Lewis Carroll, J. M. Coetzee, Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, Ian McEwan, Flann O'Brien, Salman Rushdie (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresCharlie Byrne's Bookshop, Dubray Books - Galway, Kenny's Bookshop, Village Bookshop

About meI am, and always have been, an avid reader. I'm a Computer Scientist by background, but am now working in higher education, with an emphasis on learning technologies. I'm married with two children, and I am trying to encourage them to read as much as possible. One of the greatest gifts I can give to my children is a love of reading.

About my libraryThese are all books I (we, my family) own. Some are fiction, some are children's books, I have quite a collection of cookery books, and I'm also adding books from my collection at work. I'm still working through the catalogue.

Recently Read
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz (currently reading)
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (November 2009)
The Algebraist by Iain M Banks (October 2009)
The Steep Approach to Garbadale by Iain Banks (September 2009)
Martian Time-Slip by Philip K Dick (July 2009)
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (July 2009)
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (July 2009)
Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov (July 2009)
I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti (July 2009)
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (July 2009)
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie (June 2009)
The Fatal Eggs by Mikhail Bulgakov (May 2009)
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (April 2009)
The Unquiet by John Connolly (March 2009)
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (March 2009)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (March 2009)
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates (February 2009)
A Mercy by Toni Morrison (February 2009)
The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco (January 2009)
Doors Open by Ian Rankin (November 2008)
Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire (November 2008)
The Secret Scripture by Sebastien Barry (November 2008)
The Deportees by Roddy Doyle (October 2008)
Run by Ann Patchett (October 2008)
Starter for Ten by David Nicholls (October 2008)
Brick Lane by Monica Ali (Sept 2008)
Son of a Witch by Gergory Maguire (Aug 2008)
In the Flesh by Clive Barker (Aug 2008)
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (Aug 2008)
The Withered Arm and Other Stories by Thomas Hardy (July 2008)
Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie (June 2008)
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (April 2008)

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Real nameSharon

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Member sinceNov 2, 2007

Currently readingFraction of the Whole, A by Steve Toltz